Flue gas desulfurization at Navy bases, Navy energy guidance study. Phase IV. Final report

Technical Report · Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:6426151

McCone, A I

The availability, costs, operating performance of industrial-sized flue gas desulfurization (FGD) systems for coal-fired boilers were studied. A generic overview analysis showed that conventional soda liquor scrubbing offered lowest costs and highest performance when environmental permits can be obtained for disposal of liquid wastes. When wastes must be in solid form, the lowest costs are offered by conventional limestone, lime, and double alkali calcium-based throwaway processes. Several processes still under development were identified as promising but not yet proven. A site specific study identified three industrial-sized FGD installations with inherent availabilities in excess of 98%. The contract called for consideration and general comparison of lime, limestone, double alkali, sodium carbonate, sodium sulfite-bisulfite (Wellman-Lord), activated charcoal, and other candidate technologies. A comparison of approximate levelized life-cycle costs is reported for the current technologies.

• Research Organization: Bechtel National, Inc., San Francisco, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: N68305-77-C-0003
• OSTI ID: 6426151
• Report Number(s): AD-A-089146
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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